Technology is advancing with speed of light. I am a teacher. Gone are the days when teachers were using a blackboard / chalk for teaching . With the advancement of new technologies ,now it has become essential to learn and adapt to using them. It is because, these days students are not just relying upon what is taught to them in the school. They are exposed to new environments. So, there is a diar need to change the methods of teaching learning.
I am teaching mathematics. Earlier it use to be solving the text book questions and thats all. But now, it is not just all. I am exploring new strategies for teaching learning mathematics. I have set up a mathematics laboratory in my school . I am using various manipulatives like unit cubes, geoboards ...techniques like paper folding , cutting and pasting etc. And this has changed the whole scenario. The students are able to visualise a concept taught in the classroom.
I am sharing the mathematics laboratory activities done in the laboratory on my class blog.
Will share more later...
I could not agree more! (but that's hardly surprising since I am an educational technology specialist). Varni had posted and elog recently - Technology in Education - How Far Are We?, to which I had responded. Well, here are some more ideas, Varni, especially about the use of Technology in Maths.
By the way, Rashmi, your blog was shared recently here on educatorslog.in - http://educatorslog.in/mathematics_laboratory. I'm sure it is a source of inspiration to other teachers here, several of who are trying to get their feet wet in terms of integrating technology in their teaching. Thanks for sharing!